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			{{Short description|Demographic features of the Palestinian territories}}
			{{Redirect|Demographics of Palestine|historical overview|Demographic history of Palestine (region)}}
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			{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
			{{Infobox place demographics
			|place = the ]
			|image = File:Palestine single age population pyramid 2020.png
			|image_size = 350
			|caption = ] of the State of Palestine in 2020
			|size_of_population =
			* 1,997,328 (] – 2022 est.)
			* 3,000,021 (] – 2022 est.)
			|spoken = ], ] (by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians)
			|growth =
			* 2.02% (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.)
			* 1.69% (West Bank – 2022 est.)
			|birth =
			* 27.67 births/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.)
			* 24.42 births/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)
			|death =
			* 2.91 deaths/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.)
			* 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)
			}}
			] features of the ] of the area commonly described as the ] includes information on ], education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of that population.
	{{Palestinians}}		{{Palestinians}}
	The ], occupied — according to the ] terminology — since the 1967 ], include the ] and the ]. ] of these territories therefore include both those of the Gaza strip and those of the West Bank. Data provided by the ], July 2006.
			According to a commonly used definition as relating to an application of the ] ], the ] have contributory parts of the ] and the ] (including ]).
	== Demographics of the West Bank ==
			The ], the ],<ref>], ], Resolution 484, among others</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories |publisher=United Nations |date=17 December 2003 |url=http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/97360ee7a29e68a085256df900723485/d6f5d7049734efff85256e1200677754 |access-date=27 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603050844/http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/97360ee7a29e68a085256df900723485/d6f5d7049734efff85256e1200677754 |archive-date=3 June 2007}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/2004/12/22/%7B3FA161D9-6DA6-408F-85CE-20D0EC68DDFF%7D.pdf |title=EU-Settlements Watch |date=1 February – 31 July 2002 |access-date=23 May 2013 |archive-date=7 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907194012/http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/2004/12/22/%7B3FA161D9-6DA6-408F-85CE-20D0EC68DDFF%7D.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory |publisher=] |date=9 July 2004 |url=http://domino.un.org/UNISPAl.NSF/85255e950050831085255e95004fa9c3/3740e39487a5428a85256ecc005e157a |access-date=27 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828174856/http://domino.un.org/UNISPAl.NSF/85255e950050831085255e95004fa9c3/3740e39487a5428a85256ecc005e157a |archive-date=28 August 2007 }}</ref> and the ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention: statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross |publisher=] |date=5 December 2001 |url=http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/5fldpj.htm |access-date=27 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207175611/http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/5fldpj.htm |archive-date=7 February 2011 }}</ref> use the terminology "Palestinian territories" or "occupied Palestinian territories". ] refers to the administrative division encompassing Israeli-controlled Jewish-majority civilian areas of ] of the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, as the '']'' ({{langx|he|אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן}}, ''Ezor Yehuda VeShomron'').<ref name=SAI2012>{{cite web|url=http://www1.cbs.gov.il/shnaton63/map/01_01e.pdf |title=Statistical Abstract of Israel 2012 |access-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215195555/http://www1.cbs.gov.il/shnaton63/map/01_01e.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2013 }}</ref>
			==Overview==
			===Palestine (region)===
			The demographic statistics of '']'' and the ] estimated that the collective Palestinian (including ]) population in the region of ], including Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, amounted to 5.79 million people in 2017.<ref name="CBSPopulation2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.gov.il/reader/newhodaot/hodaa_template.html?hodaa=201711387|title=Population of Israel on the Eve of 2018 – 8.8 Million|date=31 December 2017|work=Press Release|publisher=Israel Central Bureau of Statistics|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="West Bank" /> Of these, 2.16 million Palestinians lived in the West Bank, 1.84 million lived in Israel, and 1.79 million lived in the Gaza Strip.<ref name="CBSPopulation2015" /><ref name="West Bank" />
			{{sort under}}
			{| class="wikitable sortable sort-under"
			|+ Demographics of Israeli and Palestinian Territories
			|-
			! rowspan = 2| Region &<br />Status
			! colspan = 4 | By nationality
			! rowspan = 2 | Total<br />Population
			! rowspan = 2 style="color:gray;" | <small>Year<br />Source</small>
			! colspan = 3 | By ethnoreligious group
			! rowspan = 2 | Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
			|-
			! scope="col" | Israelis
			! scope="col" style="color:gray;" | <small>Year<br />Source</small>
			! scope="col" | Palestinian<br />Non-Israeli<br />Citizens
			! scope="col" | Year
			! scope="col" | Jewish
			! scope="col" | Palestinian
			! scope="col" | Other
			|-
			<!--
			WEST BANK AREAS A AND B - ONLY PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COUNTS - NO ISRAELI RESIDENTS
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ]
			<small>(Some Palestinian control)</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;" | 0
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;" |
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 2,464,566
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2023<br /><ref name="pcbs-est">Gaza Strip and West Bank (except Jerusalem) estimate for mid-2023 as per {{cite web |title=Estimated Population in the Palestine Mid-Year by Governorate,1997-2026 |url=https://pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=676 |publisher=Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, State of Palestine |access-date=1 January 2024}} Subtract a further est. 300,000 from the West Bank number which is the est. no. of Palestinians living in Area C under full Israeli control.</ref></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 2,464,566
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2023<br /><ref name="pcbs-est" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''2,464,566''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 2,808<br /><ref name="OCHA" />
			|-
			<!--
			GAZA STRIP - ONLY PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COUNTS - NO ISRAELI RESIDENTS AS OF FEB. 2024
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ]
			<small>(Some Palestinian control)</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;" | 0
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;" |
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 2,226,544
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>mid-<br />2023<br /><ref name="pcbs-est" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 2,226,544
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>mid-<br />2023<br /><ref name="pcbs-est" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''2,226,544''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 365
			|-
			|
			|
			|
			|
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			|-
			<!--
			AREA C INCLUDING SEAM ZONE (THE PART WEST OF SEPARATION BARRIER) - PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COUNTS ALL, ISRAEL COUNTS ONLY ISRAELI SETTLERS
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:middle;line-height:100%;" | ] <small>(Occupied)<ref name="Btselem">{{cite web |url=http://www.btselem.org/separation_barrier/statistics |title=The Separation Barrier – Statistics |date=16 July 2012 |publisher=B'Tselem |access-date=5 April 2013|quote=Data source: Israel 's Central Bureau of Statistics, The PA Central Bureau of Statistics and OCHA. All data on population updated to the end of 2005.}}</ref></small>
			<!-- Combined Area C and Seam Zone population -->
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 517,407
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>1/2024<br /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Yaakov |title=WEST BANK Jewish Population Stats (not including eastern Jerusalem) UPDATED TO: JANUARY 1, 2024 |url=https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/om8oatf5lqncwyv9ivx62/west_bank_stats_2024.pdf?rlkey=qcvm3rcfs9t9asf0u4mm6xe86&dl=0 |website=WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com |access-date=12 February 2024 |language=en |date=1 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="settlers-area-c-latimes">{{cite news |author=Tia Goldenberg |agency=Associated Press |title=Jewish settler population in the West Bank surpasses half a million |url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-02/israeli-settler-population-west-bank-surpasses-500000 |access-date=31 December 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2 February 2023}}</ref></small>
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 300,000
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2019<br /><ref name=oxfam>{{cite web |last1=Biard |first1=Michel |title=Addressing the Needs of Palestinian Households in Area C of the West Bank - Findings of the First Comprehensive Household Survey (January 2019) - occupied Palestinian territory |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/addressing-needs-palestinian-households-area-c-west-bank |website=ReliefWeb |publisher=Oxfam |access-date=31 December 2023 |language=en |date=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=un-area-c-2014-pal-est>{{cite web |title=Occupied Palestinian Territory Area C of the West Bank |url=https://www.ochaopt.org/sites/default/files/ocha_opt_area_c_factsheet_August_2014_english.pdf |publisher=UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=31 December 2023 |date=August 2014}}</ref></small>
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;" | ''817,407'' <!-- sum of 517,407 settlers 1/1/2024 + est. 300K Palestinians -->
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%;" | <small>''2019/<br />1/1/24''<br /><ref>Sum of Israeli and Palestinian estimates</ref></small>
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | ''517,407''
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''300,000''
			| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 200<br /><ref name="OCHA Barrier" />
			|-
			<!--
			AREA C-SPECIFIC STATS (AREAONLY)
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ] <small>(Full Israeli control)</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 3,378<br /><ref name="OCHA">{{cite web |url=http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_area_c_humanitarian_response_plan_fact_sheet_2010_09_03_english.pdf |title=Area C Humanitarian Response Plan Fact Sheet September 2010. |author=Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=5 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011101232/http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_area_c_humanitarian_response_plan_fact_sheet_2010_09_03_english.pdf |archive-date=11 October 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
			|-
			<!--
			EAST JERUSALEM - PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COUNTS ALL, ISRAEL COUNTS ALL (PALESTINIANS ARE MOSTLY JORDANIAN CITIZENS WITH EAST JERUSALEM RESIDENCE)
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ]
			<p style="vertical-align:top;font-size:0.85em;line-height:100%;">Annexed<br /><ref name='bbc_golan_profile'>BBC News. .</ref><ref name='un_scr_1981'>United Nations. , 1981.</ref><ref name="UN Security Council Resolution 497">]. .</ref></p>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 259,814<br /><small>''of which ]&nbsp;~18,982''</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2021<br /><ref name=arab-east-jerusalem-2021/></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 351,570
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2021<br /><ref name=arab-east-jerusalem-2021>"Total" and "Jewish/Other" figures from {{cite web |title=III/5 Population of Jerusalem by Population Group, Religious Identification, Quarter and Sub-Quarter, 2021 in Jerusalem Statistical Yearbook |url=https://jerusaleminstitute.org.il/en/yearbook/#/4235/27506 |publisher=Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research |access-date=31 December 2023 |date=2021}}. From this number subtract 18,982 Arabs who have Israeli citizenship, viz. {{cite news |title=Just 5 Percent of E. Jerusalem Palestinians Have Received Israeli Citizenship Since 1967 |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-29/ty-article/why-so-few-palestinians-from-jerusalem-have-israeli-citizenship/00000181-0c46-d090-abe1-ed7fefc20000# |access-date=31 December 2023 |work=Haaretz |language=en}} East Jerusalem consists of Areas 2111–2911, all of Quarters 1, 4, and 16; in Quarter 5 Giv'at Shapira (French Hill), Ramat Eshkol, Giv'at Hamivtar and Ma'alot Dafna (but not Shmuel Hanavi), and in Quarter 13 East Talpiot.</ref></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 611,384
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%;" | <small>2021<br /><ref name=arab-east-jerusalem-2021/></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | ''240,832'' <!-- = Israeli Jews -->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | ''370,552''<br /><small>''of which ]&nbsp;~18,982''</small><!-- = 18,982 Israeli Arabs + 351,570 Palestinian non-Israeli-citizens -->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 336<br /><ref name="OCHA Barrier">{{cite web |url=http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_barrier_report_july_2009_english_low_res.pdf |title=Barrier Report July 2009. Calculation based on East Jerusalem area of 346km2 being 97% west of the barrier, and 9.5% of the West bank including East Jerusalem being in the Seam Zone |author=Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |access-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013032616/http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_barrier_report_july_2009_english_low_res.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 |author-link=Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs}}</ref>
			|-
			<!--
			TOTAL AREA OF THE REGION OTHER THAN GREEN LINE ISRAEL
			-->
			| colspan = 10 style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;text-align:left;background:honeydew;" | '''Total Area of the Region of Palestine outside the Green Line'''
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;text-align:right;background:honeydew;" | 7,087
			|-
			<!--
			ONLY ISRAEL COUNTS AREAS BELOW, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DOES NOT TRACK THEM
			-->
			<!--
			GREEN LINE ISRAEL WITHIN 1967 BORDERS
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ]
			<p style="vertical-align:top;font-size:0.85em;line-height:100%;">De facto ]–1967 borders<ref name="Otherfigures">Figure calculated from other sourced figures in table</ref></p>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''8,660,209''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%;" | <small>''2019/<br />-21/-3''<br /><ref>Derived from total CBS Population of Israel 31-Dec-2023 minus estimates for East Jerusalem Israelis and non-Israeli Palestinians, minus Golan Heights, minus 1/1/24 estimate of settlers in Area C</ref></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | 0
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;" |
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''8,660,209''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>''2019/<br />-21/-3''<br /><ref name="Otherfigures" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''6,422,761''<br /><small>''74%''</small><!-- 7,208,000 Jews in "Population of Israel" as defined by Israeli CBS, minus 517,407 Jewish settlers in West Bank Area C including Seam Zone, minus 240,832 Jewish residents in East Jerusalem, minus 27,000 Jews in Golan Heights-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''1,689,018''<br /><small>''20%''</small> <!-- CBS figure 1,734,000 "Israeli Arabs" in "Population of Israel" minus 18,982 Israeli Arabs in East Jerusalem. Do not count East Jerusalem Palestians. Minus 26,000 Israeli Arabs in Golan, almost none counted in West Bank Area C or Seam Zone except the few who live in settlements and there are no statistics for that -->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''554,000''<br /><small>''6%''</small> <!-- assumption that all live in Green Zone as there is no split out for those who live in East Jerusalem, West Bank Area C or Seam Zone, and there are zero reported in Golan -->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''20,582''<br /><ref name="Otherfigures" />
			|-
			<!--
			GOLAN HEIGHTS, CLAIMED ONLY BY ISRAEL, U.N. RECOGNIZES AS PART OF SYRIA
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;" | ]
			<p style="vertical-align:top;font-size:0.85em;line-height:100%;">Annexed<br /><ref name='bbc_golan_profile' /><ref name='un_scr_1981' /><ref name="UN Security Council Resolution 497" /><ref>{{cite web | last=Aji | first=Albert | title=Trump acceptance of Israeli control of Golan sparks protests | publisher=Associated Press | date=26 March 2019 | url=https://apnews.com/ba302addc3e24e32b76168c5e0488b4c | access-date=29 March 2019}}</ref></p>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | 53,000<br /><small>''Jews 27,000<br />Druze 24,000<br />Alawite&nbsp;2,000''</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2021<br /><ref name="golan-2021">{{cite news |title='This is our moment': Israel okays major plan to boost Golan, double its population |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-is-our-moment-israel-okays-major-plan-to-boost-golan-double-its-population/ |access-date=31 December 2023 |work=The Times of Israel |date=26 December 2021}}</ref></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | 0
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2021<br /><ref name="golan-2021" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | 53,000
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%" | <small>2021<br /><ref name="golan-2021" /></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''27,000''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''26,000''<!-- Israel considers Druze and Alawite "Israeli Arabs" -->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | ''0''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | 1,154
			|-
			|colspan=10 style="vertical-align:top;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | '''Total Area of the State of Israel''' as defined by the Israeli CBS
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;background:aliceblue;" | 22,072 <!-- Green Line + Golan + E Jerusalem. CBS does not count any part of the Seam Zone or the rest of Area C as part of the Area of Israel, even though it counts Israeli Jews living there as part of the population of Israel -->
			|-
			<!--
			CBS "POPULATION OF ISRAEL" = GREEN LINE + GOLAN HEIGHTS + ALL PEOPLE IN EAST JERUSALEM (Palestinians are mostly Jordanian citizens) + ISRAELIS/JEWS/SETTLERS ONLY IN WEST BANK AREA C
			-->
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;line-height:100%;"| '''] Total Population of Israel'''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;" | <!--Israeli cit.-->9,496,000
			|
			| <!-- Palestinian cit.-->style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"|~346,000<br /><span style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;line-height:100%;"><small>''East Jerusalem Palestinians''</small></span>
			|
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"|<!--Total "Population of Israel" as per CBS def.-->'''9,842,000'''
			|style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%;" | <small>2023<br />{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}<!-- Empty reference <ref name="cbs-2023-12-28" /--></small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"|7,208,000
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"|2,080,000<br /><small>''Israeli cit.&nbsp;1,734,000<br />Non-Israeli ~346,000''</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;background:aliceblue;"|554,000
			|
			|-
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:left;line-height:100%;"| '''Total Region of Palestine combined'''
			| colspan=5 style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | '''14,833,110'''
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;color:gray;line-height:100%;" | <small>Sum</small>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 7,208,000 (48.6%)
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 7,071,000 (47.7%)<br /><span style="line-height:100%;"><small>''Israeli&nbsp;1,734,000&nbsp;(11.7%),<br />Non-Israeli&nbsp;5,337,110&nbsp;(36.0%)''</small></span>
			| style="vertical-align:top;text-align:right;line-height:100%;" | 554,000 (3.7%)
			| style="vertical-align:top;align:right;" | '''25,650'''<!-- total area-->
			|}
			==== Note: Israeli definitions ====
			{{refbegin}}
			The definition of what constitutes the population of Israel varies depending on which territories are counted and which population groups are counted in each territory.
			The ] ("CBS") definition of the '''Area of the State of Israel''':<ref>{{cite web |title="Area of the State of Israel", All Terms |url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/Pages/All-Terms.aspx?k=Area+of+the+State+of+Israel |publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics, State of Israel |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
			*includes ] since 1967, which Israel unilaterally annexed
			*includes the ] since 1982, which Israel unilaterally annexed
			*excludes the West Bank other than East Jerusalem
			The CBS' definition of the '''Population of Israel''', however:<ref>{{cite web |title="Population of Israel", All Terms |url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/en/Pages/All-Terms.aspx?k=Population+of+Israel |publisher=www.cbs.gov.il |access-date=31 December 2023}}</ref>
			*includes non-Israeli Palestinians (as well as Israeli Arabs/Palestinians) in East Jerusalem who have permission to live there
			*includes ] and others with Israeli residency permits living in the ]
			*excludes Palestinian/Arab/other residents of Area C and East Jerusalem who do not have Israeli citizenship or residence
			*excludes persons who are not registered (from 2008 on) and/or entered illegally, and foreign workers
			{{refend}}
			]
			===Palestinian Territories===
			====Israeli estimates====
			The ] estimated (2017) that the collective population in the Palestinian territories amounted to 4,543,126 people in 2017. Thereof, 2,155,743 Arabs live in the West Bank, 1,795,183 Arabs live in the Gaza Strip, and 391,000 Jews live in the West Bank outside of East Jerusalem.<ref name="West Bank" /> Approximately 214,600 Jews live in East Jerusalem.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Korach |first1=Michal |author2=Maya Choshen |year=2018 |title=Jerusalem: Facts and Trends 2018: The State of the City and Changing Trends |url=http://en.jerusaleminstitute.org.il/.upload/jerusalem/Jeruslaem%20Facts%20and%20Trends%202018-%202.Population.pdf |series=Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research – Publication no. 485 |location=Jerusalem |publisher=Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research |oclc=1164773453}}</ref> East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 ].<ref>], , '']'', Vol. V, No. 1, pp. 34–45, January 1997; accessed 25 November 2014.</ref> In the Palestinian territories, c. 86% of the population is Arab (predominantly ]), c. 13% is Jewish, other <1% (cf. ]: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%).<ref name="West Bank" />
			====US CIA estimates====
			The demographic statistics of ''The World Factbook'' the 2023 estimated population of Israel including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem is 9,043,387 (2023 est.). Of this population:<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/israel/#people-and-society |website=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |access-date=13 February 2024 |language=en |date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
			* Approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers lived in East Jerusalem (2021)
			* The split by ethnoreligious groups was Jewish 73.5% (of which Israel-born 79.7%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 14.3%, Africa-born 3.9%, Asia-born 2.1%), Palestinian and other Arab non-Jews 21.1%, other 5.4% (2022 est.)
			* By religion, the split was Jewish 73.5%, Muslim 18.1%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.9% (2022 est.)
			====Palestinian estimates====
			According to the ] (PCBS), the number of Palestinians in the Palestinian Territories was 3,935,249 in 2009, resulting in a calculated population density of 654 capita per km<sup>2</sup>, of which 433 capita/km<sup>2</sup> in the ] including Jerusalem and 4,073 capita/km<sup>2</sup> in ].<ref name="PCBSfig09"> ], May 2010</ref> In the mid-2009, the share of population less than 15 years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%.<ref name="PCBSfig09" />
			====UN estimates====
			According to the ], the population in the ] was c. 4.9 million in 2017, resulting in an estimated ] of 817 ] per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|title=State of Palestine – General Information|url=http://data.un.org/en/iso/ps.html |publisher=United Nations|access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> However, a Census held on 1 December 2017 resulted in a total of 4,781.245. The estimate of the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics for mid 2023 showed a population total of 5,483,450.
			<!-- According to the ], ] mid-1990-2008 in ] and ] was 106% from 1.9 million (1990) to 3.9 million persons.<ref> International Data Base IDB West Bank and Gaza</ref>-->
			====Key derived statistics====
			Out of 224 listed countries and territories, in 2018, the West Bank ranked 48th with a ] (TFR) of 3.2, and the Gaza Strip ranked 31st with a TFR of 3.97 according to ''The World Factbook''.<ref>{{cite web|title=COUNTRY COMPARISON :: TOTAL FERTILITY RATE|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html|website=The World Factbook|publisher=CIA|access-date=13 May 2019|archive-date=28 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028133713/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, the West Bank had an estimated ] of 1.81% (country comparison to the world: 56th) and the Gaza Strip had a population growth rate of 2.25% (35th).<ref name="West Bank"/><ref name="cia_gaza"/><ref name="CIA-FB-PGR2018">{{cite web|title=COUNTRY COMPARISON :: POPULATION GROWTH RATE|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2002rank.html#we|website=The World Fact Book|publisher=CIA|access-date=8 March 2018|archive-date=27 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527070418/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook//rankorder/2002rank.html#we|url-status=dead}}</ref>
			{| class="wikitable" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px"
			! colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background-color: #cfb;" | Population (mid-year, millions)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014185309/https://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/ |date=2013-10-14 }} International Data Base IDB West Bank and Gaza</ref><ref> Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics May 2010</ref><ref> Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics</ref>
			|-
			! style="background-color: #cfb;" | Year
			! style="background-color: #cfb;" | ]
			! style="background-color: #cfb;" | ]
			! style="background-color: #cfb;" | Total
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 1970 || style="text-align:right"| 0.69 || style="text-align:right"| 0.34 || style="text-align:right"| 1.03
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 1980 || style="text-align:right"| 0.90 || style="text-align:right"| 0.46 || style="text-align:right"| 1.36
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 1990 || style="text-align:right"| 1.25 || style="text-align:right"| 0.65 || style="text-align:right"| 1.90
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 2000 || style="text-align:right"| 1.98 || style="text-align:right"| 1.13 || style="text-align:right"| 3.11
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 2010 || style="text-align:right"| 2.52 || style="text-align:right"| 1.60 || style="text-align:right"| 4.12
			|----
			| style="text-align:left" | 2014 || style="text-align:right"| 2.73 || style="text-align:right"| 1.82 || style="text-align:right"| 4.55
			|----
			| colspan=4 style="text-align:left" | <small>Source: ] </small>
			|-----
			| style="text-align:left" | 2006 || style="text-align:right"| 2.5 || style="text-align:right"| 1.5 || style="text-align:right"| 4.0
			|-----
			| style="text-align:left" | 2009 || style="text-align:right"| 2.48 || style="text-align:right"| 1.45 || style="text-align:right"| 3.94
			|-----
			| colspan=4 style="text-align:left" | <small>Source: ]</small>
			|-----
			|}
			{| class="wikitable sortable"
			|-
			! Name !! Area<br />in<br />km<sup>2</sup> !! Pop.<ref>Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 2018</ref><br />Census<br />1 Dec 2017 !! Pop.<ref name="pcbs-est" /><br />Estimate<br />mid 2023!! Pop.<br /> density<br />mid 2023<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>)
			|-
			|West Bank <ref name="cia_gaza"/> || style="text-align:right" |5,655 || style="text-align:right" |2,881,954 || style="text-align:right" |3,256,906 || style="text-align:right" |576
			|-
			|Gaza Strip <ref name="West Bank" /> || style="text-align:right" |365 || style="text-align:right" |1,899,291 || style="text-align:right" |2,226,544 || style="text-align:right" |6,100
			|-
			!Total !! style="text-align:right" |6,020 || style="text-align:right" |4,781,245 !! style="text-align:right" |5,483,450 || style="text-align:right" |911
			|}
			{{Historical populations
			|title = Palestinian territories<ref name="pcbs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/881/default.aspx|title=PCBS &#124; Indicators|website=www.pcbs.gov.ps}}</ref>
			|align = left
			|shading = off
			|clear = none
			|percentages = pagr
			|1997 |2783084
			|1998 |2871568
			|1999 |2962226
			|2000 |3053335
			|2001 |3138471
			|2002 |3225214
			|2003 |3314509
			|2004 |3407417
			|2005 |3508126
			|2006 |3611198
			|2007 |3719189
			|2008 |3825512
			|2009 |3935249
			|2010 |4048403
			|2011 |4168860
			|2012 |4293313
			|2013 |4420549
			|2014 |4550368
			|2015 |4682467
			|2016 |4816503
			|2017 |4952168
			|2021 |5227193
			}}
			{{Historical populations
			|title = West Bank<ref name="pcbs" />
			|align = left
			|shading = off
			|clear = none
			|percentages = pagr
			|2012 |2649020
			|2013 |2719112
			|2014 |2790331
			|2015 |2862485
			|2016 |2935368
			|2017 |3008770
			|2021 |3120448
			}}
			{{Historical populations
			|title = Gaza Strip<ref name="pcbs" />
			|align = left
			|shading = off
			|clear = none
			|percentages = pagr
			|2012 |1644293
			|2013 |1701437
			|2014 |1760037
			|2015 |1819982
			|2016 |1881135
			|2017 |1943398
			|2021 |2106745
			}}
			{{clear|left}}
			==Vital statistics==
			===UN estimates===
			<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=9941:10012|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>
			{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
			!
			! style="width:80pt;" |Mid-year population (thousands)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Live births (thousands)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Deaths (thousands)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (thousands)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
			! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (per 1000)
			! style="width:80pt;" |] (TFR)
			! style="width:80pt;" |] (per 1000 live births)
			! style="width:80pt;" |] (in years)
			|-
			|1950
			|  945
			|  46
			|  20
			|  26
			|48.3
			|21.0
			|27.3
			|7.84
			|142.3
			|45.79
			|-
			|1951
			|  953
			|  47
			|  20
			|  27
			|48.5
			|20.9
			|27.7
			|7.84
			|141.7
			|45.88
			|-
			|1952
			|  963
			|  47
			|  20
			|  27
			|48.7
			|20.6
			|28.1
			|7.84
			|140.5
			|46.09
			|-
			|1953
			|  973
			|  48
			|  20
			|  28
			|48.9
			|20.4
			|28.5
			|7.83
			|139.1
			|46.33
			|-
			|1954
			|  985
			|  49
			|  20
			|  29
			|49.2
			|20.1
			|29.1
			|7.83
			|137.5
			|46.61
			|-
			|1955
			|  997
			|  50
			|  20
			|  30
			|49.4
			|19.8
			|29.6
			|7.82
			|135.8
			|46.92
			|-
			|1956
			|  1 010
			|  51
			|  20
			|  31
			|49.7
			|19.5
			|30.2
			|7.82
			|133.8
			|47.27
			|-
			|1957
			|  1 025
			|  52
			|  20
			|  32
			|49.9
			|19.1
			|30.8
			|7.81
			|131.7
			|47.66
			|-
			|1958
			|  1 040
			|  53
			|  20
			|  33
			|50.1
			|18.7
			|31.4
			|7.81
			|129.4
			|48.08
			|-
			|1959
			|  1 057
			|  54
			|  19
			|  34
			|50.3
			|18.3
			|32.0
			|7.81
			|126.9
			|48.53
			|-
			|1960
			|  1 074
			|  55
			|  19
			|  35
			|50.4
			|17.8
			|32.6
			|7.79
			|124.3
			|49.01
			|-
			|1961
			|  1 092
			|  56
			|  19
			|  36
			|50.4
			|17.3
			|33.1
			|7.79
			|121.4
			|49.55
			|-
			|1962
			|  1 110
			|  57
			|  19
			|  38
			|50.5
			|16.8
			|33.7
			|7.79
			|118.4
			|50.12
			|-
			|1963
			|  1 128
			|  57
			|  19
			|  39
			|50.4
			|16.3
			|34.2
			|7.78
			|115.1
			|50.75
			|-
			|1964
			|  1 142
			|  58
			|  18
			|  40
			|50.4
			|15.7
			|34.6
			|7.78
			|111.7
			|51.38
			|-
			|1965
			|  1 149
			|  59
			|  18
			|  41
			|50.3
			|15.2
			|35.1
			|7.78
			|108.2
			|52.03
			|-
			|1966
			|  1 148
			|  59
			|  17
			|  42
			|50.2
			|14.6
			|35.5
			|7.75
			|104.7
			|52.69
			|-
			|1967
			|  1 137
			|  58
			|  18
			|  41
			|50.1
			|15.2
			|34.9
			|7.74
			|101.1
			|50.97
			|-
			|1968
			|  1 123
			|  57
			|  16
			|  42
			|49.9
			|13.5
			|36.3
			|7.71
			|97.7
			|54.03
			|-
			|1969
			|  1 115
			|  57
			|  15
			|  42
			|49.7
			|13.0
			|36.6
			|7.68
			|94.1
			|54.70
			|-
			|1970
			|  1 118
			|  56
			|  14
			|  42
			|49.4
			|12.5
			|36.9
			|7.65
			|90.6
			|55.35
			|-
			|1971
			|  1 136
			|  56
			|  14
			|  43
			|49.2
			|12.0
			|37.2
			|7.61
			|87.3
			|55.99
			|-
			|1972
			|  1 167
			|  57
			|  14
			|  44
			|49.0
			|11.5
			|37.5
			|7.59
			|84.0
			|56.65
			|-
			|1973
			|  1 195
			|  59
			|  31
			|  28
			|49.2
			|26.0
			|23.2
			|7.55
			|80.8
			|34.74
			|-
			|1974
			|  1 225
			|  61
			|  13
			|  48
			|49.3
			|10.6
			|38.7
			|7.52
			|77.8
			|57.98
			|-
			|1975
			|  1 264
			|  62
			|  13
			|  49
			|49.1
			|10.2
			|38.9
			|7.48
			|74.8
			|58.64
			|-
			|1976
			|  1 301
			|  64
			|  13
			|  51
			|48.8
			|9.7
			|39.1
			|7.44
			|71.6
			|59.32
			|-
			|1977
			|  1 337
			|  65
			|  13
			|  53
			|48.4
			|9.3
			|39.1
			|7.38
			|68.5
			|60.00
			|-
			|1978
			|  1 374
			|  66
			|  12
			|  54
			|48.0
			|8.9
			|39.1
			|7.33
			|65.6
			|60.66
			|-
			|1979
			|  1 413
			|  68
			|  12
			|  56
			|47.6
			|8.4
			|39.2
			|7.28
			|62.4
			|61.39
			|-
			|1980
			|  1 454
			|  69
			|  12
			|  57
			|47.3
			|8.0
			|39.3
			|7.23
			|59.2
			|62.11
			|-
			|1981
			|  1 498
			|  71
			|  11
			|  59
			|47.0
			|7.6
			|39.4
			|7.17
			|56.2
			|62.79
			|-
			|1982
			|  1 546
			|  73
			|  11
			|  61
			|46.8
			|7.2
			|39.6
			|7.12
			|53.4
			|63.45
			|-
			|1983
			|  1 604
			|  75
			|  11
			|  64
			|46.6
			|6.9
			|39.7
			|7.07
			|50.5
			|64.16
			|-
			|1984
			|  1 674
			|  78
			|  11
			|  67
			|46.4
			|6.5
			|39.9
			|7.01
			|47.9
			|64.80
			|-
			|1985
			|  1 731
			|  81
			|  11
			|  70
			|46.1
			|6.2
			|39.9
			|6.95
			|45.6
			|65.36
			|-
			|1986
			|  1 775
			|  82
			|  11
			|  71
			|46.0
			|6.0
			|40.0
			|6.91
			|43.6
			|65.86
			|-
			|1987
			|  1 863
			|  84
			|  11
			|  74
			|46.0
			|5.7
			|40.2
			|6.88
			|41.3
			|66.42
			|-
			|1988
			|  1 963
			|  90
			|  11
			|  79
			|45.9
			|5.5
			|40.4
			|6.85
			|39.2
			|66.84
			|-
			|1989
			|  2 041
			|  94
			|  11
			|  83
			|45.9
			|5.3
			|40.6
			|6.81
			|37.4
			|67.28
			|-
			|1990
			|  2 125
			|  98
			|  11
			|  87
			|46.0
			|5.1
			|40.9
			|6.78
			|35.8
			|67.93
			|-
			|1991
			|  2 214
			|  102
			|  11
			|  91
			|45.9
			|4.9
			|40.9
			|6.72
			|34.7
			|68.31
			|-
			|1992
			|  2 310
			|  105
			|  11
			|  94
			|45.6
			|4.8
			|40.8
			|6.63
			|33.3
			|68.59
			|-
			|1993
			|  2 411
			|  108
			|  11
			|  97
			|44.8
			|4.7
			|40.1
			|6.50
			|32.1
			|68.85
			|-
			|1994
			|  2 515
			|  110
			|  11
			|  99
			|43.8
			|4.4
			|39.4
			|6.34
			|30.7
			|69.41
			|-
			|1995
			|  2 623
			|  112
			|  11
			|  101
			|42.8
			|4.3
			|38.5
			|6.18
			|29.6
			|69.66
			|-
			|1996
			|  2 734
			|  114
			|  11
			|  102
			|41.6
			|4.1
			|37.5
			|6.00
			|28.6
			|70.06
			|-
			|1997
			|  2 847
			|  115
			|  11
			|  104
			|40.5
			|4.0
			|36.5
			|5.82
			|27.6
			|70.40
			|-
			|1998
			|  2 951
			|  118
			|  12
			|  106
			|39.8
			|3.9
			|35.9
			|5.70
			|26.8
			|70.63
			|-
			|1999
			|  3 044
			|  120
			|  12
			|  108
			|39.2
			|3.8
			|35.3
			|5.58
			|26.0
			|70.86
			|-
			|2000
			|  3 140
			|  121
			|  13
			|  108
			|38.4
			|4.0
			|34.5
			|5.44
			|25.3
			|70.39
			|-
			|2001
			|  3 230
			|  122
			|  13
			|  109
			|37.7
			|4.1
			|33.6
			|5.32
			|24.6
			|69.89
			|-
			|2002
			|  3 309
			|  123
			|  13
			|  111
			|37.1
			|3.8
			|33.2
			|5.19
			|24.1
			|70.97
			|-
			|2003
			|  3 384
			|  123
			|  13
			|  110
			|36.1
			|3.8
			|32.3
			|5.02
			|23.2
			|71.05
			|-
			|2004
			|  3 460
			|  124
			|  13
			|  111
			|35.7
			|3.8
			|31.9
			|4.94
			|22.4
			|71.18
			|-
			|2005
			|  3 541
			|  125
			|  13
			|  112
			|35.2
			|3.6
			|31.6
			|4.84
			|21.7
			|72.07
			|-
			|2006
			|  3 628
			|  125
			|  13
			|  112
			|34.5
			|3.6
			|30.8
			|4.72
			|21.0
			|71.92
			|-
			|2007
			|  3 718
			|  125
			|  13
			|  112
			|33.6
			|3.6
			|30.0
			|4.61
			|20.3
			|72.15
			|-
			|2008
			|  3 809
			|  128
			|  14
			|  114
			|33.5
			|3.6
			|29.9
			|4.50
			|19.9
			|72.41
			|-
			|2009
			|  3 899
			|  131
			|  14
			|  117
			|33.4
			|3.6
			|29.9
			|4.41
			|19.3
			|72.61
			|-
			|2010
			|  3 992
			|  135
			|  14
			|  121
			|33.7
			|3.5
			|30.2
			|4.38
			|18.6
			|73.00
			|-
			|2011
			|  4 088
			|  137
			|  14
			|  123
			|33.4
			|3.5
			|29.9
			|4.27
			|18.1
			|73.24
			|-
			|2012
			|  4 184
			|  138
			|  14
			|  124
			|32.9
			|3.4
			|29.5
			|4.16
			|17.6
			|73.47
			|-
			|2013
			|  4 282
			|  140
			|  14
			|  125
			|32.5
			|3.3
			|29.2
			|4.08
			|17.2
			|74.03
			|-
			|2014
			|  4 380
			|  143
			|  17
			|  126
			|32.5
			|3.8
			|28.6
			|4.04
			|17.6
			|72.62
			|-
			|2015
			|  4 485
			|  147
			|  15
			|  132
			|32.7
			|3.3
			|29.4
			|4.05
			|16.4
			|74.41
			|-
			|2016
			|  4 594
			|  147
			|  15
			|  132
			|31.9
			|3.3
			|28.6
			|3.94
			|15.9
			|74.55
			|-
			|2017
			|  4 701
			|  146
			|  15
			|  131
			|31.0
			|3.3
			|27.7
			|3.81
			|15.4
			|74.83
			|-
			|2018
			|  4 806
			|  145
			|  16
			|  129
			|30.1
			|3.3
			|26.8
			|3.71
			|15.0
			|74.79
			|-
			|2019
			|  4 910
			|  145
			|  16
			|  129
			|29.5
			|3.2
			|26.2
			|3.64
			|14.6
			|75.24
			|-
			|2020
			|  5 019
			|  145
			|  18
			|  127
			|28.8
			|3.5
			|25.3
			|3.57
			|14.1
			|74.40
			|-
			|2021
			|  5 133
			|  145
			|  20
			|  126
			|28.2
			|3.8
			|24.4
			|3.50
			|13.8
			|73.47
			|-
			|}
			===Births and deaths===
			<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=852|title=PCBS &#124; Number of Registered Live Births in Palestine* by Region and Governorate, 2007 - 2020|website=www.pcbs.gov.ps}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/statisticsIndicatorsTables.aspx?lang=en&table_id=854|title=PCBS &#124; Number of Registered Deaths in Palestine* by Region and Governorate, 2007 - 2020|website=www.pcbs.gov.ps}}</ref>
			{| class="wikitable sortable"
			|-
			!
			! width="70"|Average population
			! width="70"|Live births
			! width="70"|Deaths
			! width="70"|Natural change
			! width="70"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
			! width="70"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
			! width="70"|Natural change (per 1000)
			! width="70"|Total fertility rate
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2007
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" | 122,593
			| style="text-align:right" | 10,782
			| style="text-align:right" | 111,811
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2008
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" | 126,323
			| style="text-align:right" | 11,337
			| style="text-align:right" | 114,986
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| rowspan="2" style="text-align:right" | 4.4
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2009
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" | 129,648
			| style="text-align:right" | 11,907
			| style="text-align:right" | 117,741
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2010
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,048,403
			| style="text-align:right" | 138,809
			| style="text-align:right" | 10,810
			| style="text-align:right" | 127,999
			| style="text-align:right" | 34.3
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 31.6
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2011
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,168,801
			| style="text-align:right" |133,326
			| style="text-align:right" | 11,397
			| style="text-align:right" | 121,929
			| style="text-align:right" | 32.0
			| style="text-align:style="text-align:right" | 2.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 29.2
			| rowspan="3" style="text-align:right" | 4.1
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2012
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,293,313
			| style="text-align:right" | 131,632
			| style="text-align:right" | 11,782
			| style="text-align:right" | 119,850
			| style="text-align:right" | 30.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 27.9
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2013
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,420,549
			| style="text-align:right" | 127,454
			| style="text-align:right" |11,188
			| style="text-align:right" |116,266
			| style="text-align:right" | 28.8
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.5
			| style="text-align:right" | 26.3
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2014
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,550,368
			| style="text-align:right" | 128,073
			| style="text-align:right" |13,390
			| style="text-align:right" |114,683
			| style="text-align:right" | 28.1
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.9
			| style="text-align:right" | 25.2
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2015
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,530,416
			| style="text-align:right" |132,995
			| style="text-align:right" |11,908
			| style="text-align:right" |121,087
			| style="text-align:right" | 29.4
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
			| style="text-align:right" | 26.7
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2016
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,632,025
			| style="text-align:right" |138,238
			| style="text-align:right" |12,202
			| style="text-align:right" |126,036
			| style="text-align:right" | 29.8
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
			| style="text-align:right" | 27.2
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2017
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,733,357
			| style="text-align:right" |140,441
			| style="text-align:right" |11,778
			| style="text-align:right" |128,663
			| style="text-align:right" | 29.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.5
			| style="text-align:right" | 27.2
			| rowspan="3" style="text-align:right" | 3.8
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2018
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,854,013
			| style="text-align:right" |143,334
			| style="text-align:right" |12,452
			| style="text-align:right" |130,882
			| style="text-align:right" | 29.5
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
			| style="text-align:right" | 27.0
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2019
			| style="text-align:right" | 4,976,684
			| style="text-align:right" |139,246
			| style="text-align:right" |12,847
			| style="text-align:right" |126,399
			| style="text-align:right" | 28.0
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.6
			| style="text-align:right" | 25.4
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2020
			| style="text-align:right" | 5,101,152
			| style="text-align:right" |132,291
			| style="text-align:right" |14,106
			| style="text-align:right" |118,185
			| style="text-align:right" | 25.9
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.8
			| style="text-align:right" | 23.2
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2021
			| style="text-align:right" | 5,227,193
			| style="text-align:right" | 141,092
			| style="text-align:right" | 16,755
			| style="text-align:right" | 124,337
			| style="text-align:right" | 27.0
			| style="text-align:right" | 3.2
			| style="text-align:right" | 23.8
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 2022
			| style="text-align:right" | 5,354,656
			| style="text-align:right" | 141,457
			| style="text-align:right" | 14,450
			| style="text-align:right" | 127,007
			| style="text-align:right" | 26.4
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.7
			| style="text-align:right" | 23.7
			| style="text-align:right" |
			|-
			|}
			===Population pyramids===
			{{Hidden begin
			|title= Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.XII.2007) (Data have not been adjusted for underenumeration. Excluding data from the parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.):
			|titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;
			}}
			Census (01/12/2007) :
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! width="80pt"|Age group
			! width="80pt"|Male
			! width="80pt"|Female
			! width="80pt"|Total
			! width="80pt"|%
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | Total
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 747 284
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 696 544
			| style="text-align:right" | 3 443 828
			| style="text-align:right" | 100
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 0–4
			| style="text-align:right" | 266 052
			| style="text-align:right" | 253 883
			| style="text-align:right" | 519 935
			| style="text-align:right" | 15.10
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 5–9
			| style="text-align:right" | 239 156
			| style="text-align:right" | 227 724
			| style="text-align:right" | 466 880
			| style="text-align:right" | 13.56
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 10–14
			| style="text-align:right" | 238 306
			| style="text-align:right" | 227 967
			| style="text-align:right" | 466 273
			| style="text-align:right" | 13.54
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 15–19
			| style="text-align:right" | 211 464
			| style="text-align:right" | 202 975
			| style="text-align:right" | 414 439
			| style="text-align:right" | 12.03
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 20–24
			| style="text-align:right" | 158 374
			| style="text-align:right" | 151 561
			| style="text-align:right" | 309 935
			| style="text-align:right" | 9.00
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 25–29
			| style="text-align:right" | 128 068
			| style="text-align:right" | 124 159
			| style="text-align:right" | 252 227
			| style="text-align:right" | 7.32
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 30–34
			| style="text-align:right" | 108 945
			| style="text-align:right" | 106 343
			| style="text-align:right" | 215 288
			| style="text-align:right" | 6.25
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 35–39
			| style="text-align:right" | 90 155
			| style="text-align:right" | 86 905
			| style="text-align:right" | 177 060
			| style="text-align:right" | 5.14
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 40–44
			| style="text-align:right" | 81 186
			| style="text-align:right" | 75 328
			| style="text-align:right" | 156 514
			| style="text-align:right" | 4.54
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 45–49
			| style="text-align:right" | 60 832
			| style="text-align:right" | 56 748
			| style="text-align:right" | 117 580
			| style="text-align:right" | 3.41
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 50–54
			| style="text-align:right" | 41 606
			| style="text-align:right" | 41 695
			| style="text-align:right" | 83 301
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.42
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 55–59
			| style="text-align:right" | 32 011
			| style="text-align:right" | 30 999
			| style="text-align:right" | 63 010
			| style="text-align:right" | 1.83
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 60–64
			| style="text-align:right" | 22 060
			| style="text-align:right" | 25 769
			| style="text-align:right" | 47 829
			| style="text-align:right" | 1.39
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 65–69
			| style="text-align:right" | 13 853
			| style="text-align:right" | 19 844
			| style="text-align:right" | 33 697
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.98
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 70–74
			| style="text-align:right" | 12 689
			| style="text-align:right" | 16 627
			| style="text-align:right" | 29 316
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.85
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 75–79
			| style="text-align:right" | 8 599
			| style="text-align:right" | 12 536
			| style="text-align:right" | 21 135
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.61
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 80–84
			| style="text-align:right" | 4 861
			| style="text-align:right" | 6 888
			| style="text-align:right" | 11 749
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.34
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 85–89
			| style="text-align:right" | 2 318
			| style="text-align:right" | 3 026
			| style="text-align:right" | 5 344
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.16
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 90–94
			| style="text-align:right" | 871
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 133
			| style="text-align:right" | 2 004
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.06
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 95+
			| style="text-align:right" | 464
			| style="text-align:right" | 597
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 061
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.03
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | unknown
			| style="text-align:right" | 25 414
			| style="text-align:right" | 23 837
			| style="text-align:right" | 49 251
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.14
			|-
			|}
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! width="50"|Age group
			! width="80pt"|Male
			! width="80"|Female
			! width="80"|Total
			! width="50"|Percent
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 0–14
			| style="text-align:right" | 743 514
			| style="text-align:right" | 709 574
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 453 088
			| style="text-align:right" | 42.19
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 15–64
			| style="text-align:right" | 934 701
			| style="text-align:right" | 902 482
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 837 183
			| style="text-align:right" | 53.35
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 65+
			| style="text-align:right" | 43 655
			| style="text-align:right" | 60 651
			| style="text-align:right" | 104 306
			| style="text-align:right" | 3.03
			|-
			|}
			{{Hidden end}}
			{{Hidden begin
			|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2013):
			|titlestyle = background:#EEBC35;
			}}
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! width="80pt"|Age group
			! width="80pt"|Male
			! width="80pt"|Female
			! width="80pt"|Total
			! width="80pt"|%
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | Total
			| style="text-align:right" | 2 245 400
			| style="text-align:right" | 2 175 149
			| style="text-align:right" | 4 420 549
			| style="text-align:right" | 100
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 0–4
			| style="text-align:right" | 333 246
			| style="text-align:right" | 319 213
			| style="text-align:right" | 652 459
			| style="text-align:right" | 14.76
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 5–9
			| style="text-align:right" | 295 678
			| style="text-align:right" | 283 886
			| style="text-align:right" | 579 564
			| style="text-align:right" | 13.11
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 10–14
			| style="text-align:right" | 275 428
			| style="text-align:right" | 263 679
			| style="text-align:right" | 539 107
			| style="text-align:right" | 12.20
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 15–19
			| style="text-align:right" | 262 267
			| style="text-align:right" | 251 710
			| style="text-align:right" | 513 977
			| style="text-align:right" | 11.63
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 20–24
			| style="text-align:right" | 230 888
			| style="text-align:right" | 221 790
			| style="text-align:right" | 452 678
			| style="text-align:right" | 10.24
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 25–29
			| style="text-align:right" | 182 448
			| style="text-align:right" | 174 730
			| style="text-align:right" | 357 178
			| style="text-align:right" | 8.08
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 30–34
			| style="text-align:right" | 144 721
			| style="text-align:right" | 138 652
			| style="text-align:right" | 283 373
			| style="text-align:right" | 6.41
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 35–39
			| style="text-align:right" | 122 846
			| style="text-align:right" | 119 333
			| style="text-align:right" | 242 179
			| style="text-align:right" | 5.48
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 40–44
			| style="text-align:right" | 103 233
			| style="text-align:right" | 100 276
			| style="text-align:right" | 203 509
			| style="text-align:right" | 4.60
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 45–49
			| style="text-align:right" | 87 969
			| style="text-align:right" | 82 580
			| style="text-align:right" | 170 549
			| style="text-align:right" | 3.86
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 50–54
			| style="text-align:right" | 70 535
			| style="text-align:right" | 65 239
			| style="text-align:right" | 135 774
			| style="text-align:right" | 3.07
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 55–59
			| style="text-align:right" | 48 912
			| style="text-align:right" | 46 910
			| style="text-align:right" | 95 822
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.17
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 60–64
			| style="text-align:right" | 32 353
			| style="text-align:right" | 33 581
			| style="text-align:right" | 65 934
			| style="text-align:right" | 1.49
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 65–69
			| style="text-align:right" | 21 985
			| style="text-align:right" | 26 414
			| style="text-align:right" | 48 399
			| style="text-align:right" | 1.09
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 70–74
			| style="text-align:right" | 14 201
			| style="text-align:right" | 19 831
			| style="text-align:right" | 34 032
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.77
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 75–79
			| style="text-align:right" | 9 344
			| style="text-align:right" | 13 728
			| style="text-align:right" | 23 072
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.52
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 80+
			| style="text-align:right" | 9 346
			| style="text-align:right" | 13 597
			| style="text-align:right" | 22 943
			| style="text-align:right" | 0.52
			|-
			|}
			{| class="wikitable"
			|-
			! width="50"|Age group
			! width="80pt"|Male
			! width="80"|Female
			! width="80"|Total
			! width="50"|Percent
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 0–14
			| style="text-align:right" | 904 352
			| style="text-align:right" | 866 778
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 771 130
			| style="text-align:right" | 40.07
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 15–64
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 286 172
			| style="text-align:right" | 1 234 801
			| style="text-align:right" | 2 520 973
			| style="text-align:right" | 57.03
			|-
			| style="text-align:right" | 65+
			| style="text-align:right" | 54 876
			| style="text-align:right" | 73 570
			| style="text-align:right" | 128 446
			| style="text-align:right" | 2.91
			|-
			|}
			{{Hidden end}}
			Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm |title=Demographic Yearbook |publisher=United Nations |access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref>
			===Palestinian Central Bureau===
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
			|+ Gaza
			!
			! fertility rate
			! birth rate
			! death rate
			! natural change
			|-
			| 1997
			|
			| 45.4
			| 4.7
			| 40.7
			|-
			| 2000
			|
			| 44.5
			| 4.3
			| 40.2
			|-
			| 2005
			|
			| 42.2
			| 3.9
			| 39.3
			|-
			| 2009
			|
			| 36.9
			| 4.1
			| 32.8
			|-
			| 2010
			| 4.9
			| 37.1
			| 4.0
			| 33.1
			|-
			| 2011
			|
			| 37.2
			| 3.9
			| 34.3
			|-
			| 2013
			|
			| 37.1
			| 3.7
			| 34.4
			|}
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
			|+ West Bank
			!
			! fertility rate
			! birth rate
			! death rate
			! natural change
			|-
			| 1997
			|
			| 41.2
			| 5.1
			| 36.1
			|-
			| 2000
			|
			| 38.8
			| 4.6
			| 34.2
			|-
			| 2005
			|
			| 34.5
			| 4.1
			| 30.4
			|-
			| 2009
			|
			| 30.1
			| 4.4
			| 25.7
			|-
			| 2010
			| 3.8
			| 30.1
			| 4.2
			| 25.9
			|-
			| 2011
			|
			| 30.1
			| 4.1
			| 26.0
			|-
			| 2013
			|
			| 29.7
			| 4.0
			| 25.7
			|}
			Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palestinian Children – Issues and Statistics Annual Report, 2012 |url=https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1863.pdf |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=www.pcbs.gov.ps}}</ref>
			=== Life expectancy ===
			Average ] at age 0 of the total population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
			]
			{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
			!Period
			!Life expectancy in<br />Years
			!Period
			!Life expectancy in<br />Years
			|-
			|1950–1955
			|46.6
			|1985–1990
			|67.1
			|-
			|1955–1960
			|48.2
			|1990–1995
			|68.9
			|-
			|1960–1965
			|50.8
			|1995–2000
			|70.3
			|-
			|1965–1970
			|54.1
			|2000–2005
			|71.2
			|-
			|1970–1975
			|57.5
			|2005–2010
			|72.0
			|-
			|1975–1980
			|61.0
			|2010–2015
			|72.9
			|-
			|1980–1985
			|64.4
			|
			|
			|}
			==Demographics of the Gaza Strip==
			The following demographic statistics are from ''The World Factbook'', unless otherwise indicated.
	===Population===		===Population===
			Current: 2,098,389 (2023 est.)<ref name="cia_gaza"/>
	2,460,492
	<br>''note:''
			In 2023 approximately 2.1 million Palestinians lived in the Gaza Strip,<ref name="cia_gaza"/> around 1.6 million of them UN-registered refugees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/gaza.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217211906/http://www.un.org/unrwa/refugees/gaza.html|archive-date=17 December 2007 |title=UNRWA: Palestine refugees |publisher=United Nations |access-date=1 June 2010}}</ref>
	in addition, there are some 187,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank and fewer than 177,000 in East Jerusalem (July 2004 est.)
			The Strip's population has continued to increase since that time, one of the main reasons being a ] of 3.38 children per woman (2023 est). In a ], this places Gaza 42nd of 224 regions.<ref name="cia_gaza" />
	===Age structure===		===Age structure===
			0–14 years: 44.1% (male 415,746/female 394,195)<br />15–24 years: 21.3% (male 197,797/female 194,112)<br />25–54 years: 28.5% (male 256,103/female 267,285)<br />55–64 years: 3.5% (male 33,413/female 30,592)<br />65 years and over: 2.6% (male 24,863/female 22,607) (2018 est.)
	<br>''0-14 years:''
	42.9% (male 541,110; female 515,202)
	<br>''15-64 years:''
	53.7% (male 676,427; female 644,347)
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	3.4% (male 35,440; female 47,966) (2006 est.)
	===Population growth rate===		===Population growth rate===
	3.06% (2006 est.)		2.25% (2018 est.)
	===]===		===]===
	31.67 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)		30.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
	===Death rate===		===]===
	3.92 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)		3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
	===]===		===]===
	2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)		−5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
	===Sex ratio===		===]===
			At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female<br />0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female<br />15–24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female<br />25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female<br />55–64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female<br />65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female<br />Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
	<br>''at birth:''
	1.06 male(s)/female
	<br>''under 15 years:''
	1.05 male(s)/female
	<br>''15-64 years:''
	1.05 male(s)/female
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	0.74 male(s)/female
	<br>''total population:''
	1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
	===Infant mortality rate===		===Infant mortality rate===
			Total population: 16/1,000 live births<br />Male: 17.1/1,000 live births<br />Female: 14.9/1,000 live births (2018 est.)
	<br>''total population:''
	19.15/1,000 live births
	<br>''male:''
	21.12/1,000 live births
	<br>''female:''
	17.05/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
	===Life expectancy at birth===		===Life expectancy at birth===
			Total population: 74.4 years<br />Male: 72.7 years<br />Female: 76.2 years (2018 est.)
	<br>''total population:''
	73.27 years
	<br>''male:''
	71.5 years
	<br>''female:''
	75.15 years (2006 est.)
	===Total fertility rate===		===Total fertility rate===
	4.28 children born/woman (2006 est.)		3.97 children born/woman (2018 est.)
	===Nationality===		===Nationality===
	<br>''noun:''		''Noun:''
	Palestinians		Palestinians
	<br>''adjective:''		<br />''Demonym:''
	Palestinian		Palestinian
	===Ethnic groups===		===Ethnic groups===
	] Arab and other 83%, ]ish 17%		Palestinian/Arab 98.7%
	===Religions===		===Religions===
			] 98–99%, ] 0.2% (2,000 to 3,000 est.), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.).<ref> BBC News, 21 December 2005</ref><ref name="cia_gaza">{{Cite web | url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gaza-strip/ | title=Middle East :: Gaza Strip — the World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency| date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
	Muslim 75% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 17%, Christian and other 8%
	===Languages===		===Languages===
	], ] (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), ] (widely understood)		] (], ]), ] (spoken by many older Gaza Palestinians), ] (widely understood)
	===Literacy===		===Literacy===
			Definition: age 15 and over can read and write<br />Total population: 96.9%<br />Male: 98.6%<br />Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)
	<br>''definition:''
	age 15 and over can read and write
	<br>''total population:''
	91.9%
	<br>''male:''
	96.3%
	<br>''female:''
	87.4% (2003 est.)
	:''See also :'' ]		==Demographics of the West Bank==
			{{Update section|date=February 2024}}
			]
	== Demographics of the Gaza Strip ==
			]
			The following demographic statistics are from ''The World Factbook'', unless otherwise indicated.
	===Population===		===Population===
			Total 2,939,418 (July 2018 est.); 71.72% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), 28.28% is Jewish<ref name="West Bank">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/west-bank/|title=CIA – The World Factbook: West Bank|publisher=Cia.gov|access-date=2019-04-07}}</ref> (cf. ]: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%; and ]: Arab 99%)<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/israel/ |chapter=Israel |title=] |publisher=Cia.gov |access-date=2018-03-08}}</ref>
	1,428,757
			* Palestinian Arab 2,155,743 (July 2017 est.), 71.72%<ref name="West Bank" />
			* Israeli Jew 850,481 (2016, 2020 est.), 28.28%<ref name="West Bank" />
			** Approximately 475,481 Israeli Jews thereof live in the West Bank (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/west-bank-settler-population-surged-during-trump-era-report-says|title=West Bank settler population surged during Trump era, report says|website=The Times of Israel|access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>
			** Approximately 375,000 Israeli Jews thereof live in East Jerusalem (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/18210#.VpK885scTIU|title=Settlement population growth slows for 10th straight year|date=9 January 2016 |access-date=2019-12-04}}</ref>
			* Around 380 ]{{efn|Samaritans in the ] have Palestinian citizenship. {{harv|Sabella|2011|p=75, n.4}}.}}<ref>{{cite book| chapter = The Status of Non-Muslims in a Palestinian State
			| last = Sabella | first = Bernard | year = 2011
			| title = Non-Muslims in Muslim Majority Societies: With Focus on the Middle East and Pakistan
			| editor1-last = Ahlstand | editor1-first = Kajsa
			| editor2-last = Gunner | editor2-first = Goran
			| publisher = ]
			| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vNPYDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA55
			| pages = 73–75
			| isbn = 978-0-718-84301-4
			}}</ref>
	===Age structure===		===Age structure===
			0–14 years: 36.1% (male 518,376/female 491,676)
	<br>''0-14 years:''
	48.1% (male 351,642; female 335,060)
			15–24 years: 21.8% (male 302,474/female 289,852)
	<br>''15-64 years:''
	49.4% (male 360,147; female 345,318)
			25–54 years: 34.5% (male 489,559/female 475,402)
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	2.6% (male 15,231; female 21,359) (2006 est.)
			55–64 years: 4.7% (male 68,317/female 64,233)
			65 years and over: 3.5% (male 44,662/female 53,943) (2018 est.)
	===Population growth rate===		===Population growth rate===
	3.71% (2006 est.; see also: ])		1.81% (2018 est.)
	===Birth rate===		===]===
	39.45 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)		26 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
	===Death rate===		===]===
	3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)		3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
	===Net migration rate===		===]===
	1.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)		−4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)
			===]===
			At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
			0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
			15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
			25–54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
			55–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
			65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
			Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
	===Sex ratio===
	<br>''at birth:''
	1.05 male(s)/female
	<br>''under 15 years:''
	1.05 male(s)/female
	<br>''15-64 years:''
	1.04 male(s)/female
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	0.71 male(s)/female
	<br>''total population:''
	1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
	===Infant mortality rate===		===Infant mortality rate===
			Total: 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births<br />
	<br>''total population:''
	22.4/1,000 live births		Male: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births<br />
			Female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)
	<br>''male:''
	23.48/1,000 live births
	<br>''female:''
	21.27/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
	===Life expectancy at birth===		===Life expectancy at birth===
	<br>''total population:''		Total population: 75.4 years<br />
	71.97 years		Male: 73.4 years<br />
			Female: 77.6 years (2018 est.)
	<br>''male:''
	70.67 years
	<br>''female:''
	73.34 years (2006 est.)
	===Total fertility rate===		===Total fertility rate===
	5.78 children born/woman (2006 est.)		3.2 children born/woman (2018 est.)
			* Jewish population: 5.07 children born/woman (West Bank alone)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928123039/http://cbs.gov.il/shnaton63/st03_11x.pdf |date=28 September 2018 }} Israeli CBS 2011 data</ref>
	===Nationality===		===Nationality===
			''Noun:'' Arabs: Palestinian
	<br>''noun:''
	Palestinians
	<br>''adjective:''
	Palestinian
	===Ethnic groups===		===Ethnic groups===
	] Arab and other 99.4%, ]ish 0.6%		Palestinian Arab: 83%<br />Israeli Jewish and other: 17%
	===Religions===		===Religions===
			Muslim 80%–85% (predominantly Sunni)<br />Jewish 12%–14%<br />Christian 1.0%–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox)<ref name="West Bank" /><br />Other religious minorities include ], ], and ].
	Muslim 98.7% (predominantly Sunni), Christian 0.7%, Jewish 0.6%
	===Languages===		===Languages===
	], ] (spoken by many Palestinians), ] (widely understood)		] (], ]), ] (compulsory in schools, widely{{Quantify|date=May 2019}} spoken by Palestinians), and ] (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many{{Quantify|date=May 2019}} Palestinians) are commonly known.
	===Literacy===		===Literacy===
			Definition: age 15 and over can read and write<br />Total population: 96.9%<br />Male: 98.6%<br />Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)
	<br>''definition:''
	age 15 and over can read and write
	<br>''total population:''
	91.9%
	<br>''male:''
	96.3%
	<br>''female:''
	87.4% (2003 est.)
	:''See also :'' ]		==See also==
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] (PNA)
			* ]
			* ]
	== See also ==		==Notes==
			{{notelist}}
			==References==
	*]
			{{reflist}}
	*]
	*] (PA)
	*]
	*]
	*]
	==External links==		==External links==
	*		*
			* Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, ''People of Palestine'' (Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books, 2012), ASIN: B0094TU8VY
	* American-Israel Demographic Research Group
			* , 1995 paper by Arjun L. Adlakha, Kevin G. Kinsella and Marwan Khawaja. Available at Population Bulletin of ]'s website.
			{{Asia in topic|Demographics of}}
			{{Asia topic|Ethnic groups in}}
			{{Ethnic groups in the State of Palestine}}
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Demographics of the State of Palestine
Population pyramid of the State of Palestine in 2020
Population	1,997,328 (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 3,000,021 (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Growth rate	2.02% (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 1.69% (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Birth rate	27.67 births/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 24.42 births/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Death rate	2.91 deaths/1,000 population (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (West Bank – 2022 est.)
Language
Spoken	Arabic, Hebrew (by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians)

Demographic features of the population of the area commonly described as the Palestinian territories includes information on ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of that population.

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The Palestinian National Authority, the United Nations Security Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the European Union, the International Court of Justice, and the International Committee of the Red Cross use the terminology "Palestinian territories" or "occupied Palestinian territories". Israel refers to the administrative division encompassing Israeli-controlled Jewish-majority civilian areas of Area C of the West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem, as the Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, Ezor Yehuda VeShomron).

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Palestine (region)

The demographic statistics of The World Factbook and the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated that the collective Palestinian (including Israeli Arabs) population in the region of Palestine, including Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, amounted to 5.79 million people in 2017. Of these, 2.16 million Palestinians lived in the West Bank, 1.84 million lived in Israel, and 1.79 million lived in the Gaza Strip.

Demographics of Israeli and Palestinian Territories

Region & Status	By nationality				Total Population	Year Source	By ethnoreligious group			Area (km)
	Israelis	Year Source	Palestinian Non-Israeli Citizens	Year			Jewish	Palestinian	Other
West Bank Areas A & B (Some Palestinian control)	0		2,464,566	2023	2,464,566	2023	0	2,464,566	0	2,808
Gaza Strip (Some Palestinian control)	0		2,226,544	mid- 2023	2,226,544	mid- 2023	0	2,226,544	0	365
Seam Zone (Occupied)	517,407	1/2024	300,000	2019	817,407	2019/ 1/1/24	517,407	300,000	0	200
West Bank Area C (Full Israeli control)										3,378
East Jerusalem Annexed	259,814 of which Israeli Arab ~18,982	2021	351,570	2021	611,384	2021	240,832	370,552 of which Israeli Arab ~18,982	0	336
Total Area of the Region of Palestine outside the Green Line										7,087
Green Line De facto 1949–1967 borders	8,660,209	2019/ -21/-3	0		8,660,209	2019/ -21/-3	6,422,761 74%	1,689,018 20%	554,000 6%	20,582
Golan Heights Annexed	53,000 Jews 27,000 Druze 24,000 Alawite 2,000	2021	0	2021	53,000	2021	27,000	26,000	0	1,154
Total Area of the State of Israel as defined by the Israeli CBS										22,072
CBS Total Population of Israel	9,496,000		~346,000 East Jerusalem Palestinians		9,842,000	2023	7,208,000	2,080,000 Israeli cit. 1,734,000 Non-Israeli ~346,000	554,000
Total Region of Palestine combined	14,833,110					Sum	7,208,000 (48.6%)	7,071,000 (47.7%) Israeli 1,734,000 (11.7%), Non-Israeli 5,337,110 (36.0%)	554,000 (3.7%)	25,650

Note: Israeli definitions

The definition of what constitutes the population of Israel varies depending on which territories are counted and which population groups are counted in each territory.

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics ("CBS") definition of the Area of the State of Israel:

• includes East Jerusalem since 1967, which Israel unilaterally annexed
• includes the Golan Heights since 1982, which Israel unilaterally annexed
• excludes the West Bank other than East Jerusalem

The CBS' definition of the Population of Israel, however:

• includes non-Israeli Palestinians (as well as Israeli Arabs/Palestinians) in East Jerusalem who have permission to live there
• includes Israeli settlers and others with Israeli residency permits living in the Area C of West Bank
• excludes Palestinian/Arab/other residents of Area C and East Jerusalem who do not have Israeli citizenship or residence
• excludes persons who are not registered (from 2008 on) and/or entered illegally, and foreign workers

Palestinian Territories

Israeli estimates

The Israel Central Bureau of Statistics estimated (2017) that the collective population in the Palestinian territories amounted to 4,543,126 people in 2017. Thereof, 2,155,743 Arabs live in the West Bank, 1,795,183 Arabs live in the Gaza Strip, and 391,000 Jews live in the West Bank outside of East Jerusalem. Approximately 214,600 Jews live in East Jerusalem. East Jerusalem, once administered by Jordan, came under Israeli occupation after the 1967 Six-Day War. In the Palestinian territories, c. 86% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), c. 13% is Jewish, other <1% (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%).

US CIA estimates

The demographic statistics of The World Factbook the 2023 estimated population of Israel including the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem is 9,043,387 (2023 est.). Of this population:

• Approximately 236,600 Israeli settlers lived in East Jerusalem (2021)
• The split by ethnoreligious groups was Jewish 73.5% (of which Israel-born 79.7%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 14.3%, Africa-born 3.9%, Asia-born 2.1%), Palestinian and other Arab non-Jews 21.1%, other 5.4% (2022 est.)
• By religion, the split was Jewish 73.5%, Muslim 18.1%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.9% (2022 est.)

Palestinian estimates

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the number of Palestinians in the Palestinian Territories was 3,935,249 in 2009, resulting in a calculated population density of 654 capita per km, of which 433 capita/km in the West Bank including Jerusalem and 4,073 capita/km in Gaza Strip. In the mid-2009, the share of population less than 15 years was 41.9% and above 65 years 3%.

UN estimates

According to the UN, the population in the State of Palestine was c. 4.9 million in 2017, resulting in an estimated population density of 817 capita per km. However, a Census held on 1 December 2017 resulted in a total of 4,781.245. The estimate of the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics for mid 2023 showed a population total of 5,483,450.

Key derived statistics

Out of 224 listed countries and territories, in 2018, the West Bank ranked 48th with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 3.2, and the Gaza Strip ranked 31st with a TFR of 3.97 according to The World Factbook. In 2018, the West Bank had an estimated population growth rate of 1.81% (country comparison to the world: 56th) and the Gaza Strip had a population growth rate of 2.25% (35th).

Population (mid-year, millions)
Year	West Bank	Gaza	Total
1970	0.69	0.34	1.03
1980	0.90	0.46	1.36
1990	1.25	0.65	1.90
2000	1.98	1.13	3.11
2010	2.52	1.60	4.12
2014	2.73	1.82	4.55
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
2006	2.5	1.5	4.0
2009	2.48	1.45	3.94
Source: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Name	Area in km	Pop. Census 1 Dec 2017	Pop. Estimate mid 2023	Pop. density mid 2023 (per km)
West Bank	5,655	2,881,954	3,256,906	576
Gaza Strip	365	1,899,291	2,226,544	6,100
Total	6,020	4,781,245	5,483,450	911

Palestinian territories

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	2,783,084	—
1998	2,871,568	+3.18%
1999	2,962,226	+3.16%
2000	3,053,335	+3.08%
2001	3,138,471	+2.79%
2002	3,225,214	+2.76%
2003	3,314,509	+2.77%
2004	3,407,417	+2.80%
2005	3,508,126	+2.96%
2006	3,611,198	+2.94%
2007	3,719,189	+2.99%
2008	3,825,512	+2.86%
2009	3,935,249	+2.87%
2010	4,048,403	+2.88%
2011	4,168,860	+2.98%
2012	4,293,313	+2.99%
2013	4,420,549	+2.96%
2014	4,550,368	+2.94%
2015	4,682,467	+2.90%
2016	4,816,503	+2.86%
2017	4,952,168	+2.82%
2021	5,227,193	+1.36%

West Bank

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2012	2,649,020	—
2013	2,719,112	+2.65%
2014	2,790,331	+2.62%
2015	2,862,485	+2.59%
2016	2,935,368	+2.55%
2017	3,008,770	+2.50%
2021	3,120,448	+0.92%

Gaza Strip

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2012	1,644,293	—
2013	1,701,437	+3.48%
2014	1,760,037	+3.44%
2015	1,819,982	+3.41%
2016	1,881,135	+3.36%
2017	1,943,398	+3.31%
2021	2,106,745	+2.04%

Vital statistics

UN estimates

	Mid-year population (thousands)	Live births (thousands)	Deaths (thousands)	Natural change (thousands)	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate (TFR)	Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)	Life expectancy (in years)
1950	945	46	20	26	48.3	21.0	27.3	7.84	142.3	45.79
1951	953	47	20	27	48.5	20.9	27.7	7.84	141.7	45.88
1952	963	47	20	27	48.7	20.6	28.1	7.84	140.5	46.09
1953	973	48	20	28	48.9	20.4	28.5	7.83	139.1	46.33
1954	985	49	20	29	49.2	20.1	29.1	7.83	137.5	46.61
1955	997	50	20	30	49.4	19.8	29.6	7.82	135.8	46.92
1956	1 010	51	20	31	49.7	19.5	30.2	7.82	133.8	47.27
1957	1 025	52	20	32	49.9	19.1	30.8	7.81	131.7	47.66
1958	1 040	53	20	33	50.1	18.7	31.4	7.81	129.4	48.08
1959	1 057	54	19	34	50.3	18.3	32.0	7.81	126.9	48.53
1960	1 074	55	19	35	50.4	17.8	32.6	7.79	124.3	49.01
1961	1 092	56	19	36	50.4	17.3	33.1	7.79	121.4	49.55
1962	1 110	57	19	38	50.5	16.8	33.7	7.79	118.4	50.12
1963	1 128	57	19	39	50.4	16.3	34.2	7.78	115.1	50.75
1964	1 142	58	18	40	50.4	15.7	34.6	7.78	111.7	51.38
1965	1 149	59	18	41	50.3	15.2	35.1	7.78	108.2	52.03
1966	1 148	59	17	42	50.2	14.6	35.5	7.75	104.7	52.69
1967	1 137	58	18	41	50.1	15.2	34.9	7.74	101.1	50.97
1968	1 123	57	16	42	49.9	13.5	36.3	7.71	97.7	54.03
1969	1 115	57	15	42	49.7	13.0	36.6	7.68	94.1	54.70
1970	1 118	56	14	42	49.4	12.5	36.9	7.65	90.6	55.35
1971	1 136	56	14	43	49.2	12.0	37.2	7.61	87.3	55.99
1972	1 167	57	14	44	49.0	11.5	37.5	7.59	84.0	56.65
1973	1 195	59	31	28	49.2	26.0	23.2	7.55	80.8	34.74
1974	1 225	61	13	48	49.3	10.6	38.7	7.52	77.8	57.98
1975	1 264	62	13	49	49.1	10.2	38.9	7.48	74.8	58.64
1976	1 301	64	13	51	48.8	9.7	39.1	7.44	71.6	59.32
1977	1 337	65	13	53	48.4	9.3	39.1	7.38	68.5	60.00
1978	1 374	66	12	54	48.0	8.9	39.1	7.33	65.6	60.66
1979	1 413	68	12	56	47.6	8.4	39.2	7.28	62.4	61.39
1980	1 454	69	12	57	47.3	8.0	39.3	7.23	59.2	62.11
1981	1 498	71	11	59	47.0	7.6	39.4	7.17	56.2	62.79
1982	1 546	73	11	61	46.8	7.2	39.6	7.12	53.4	63.45
1983	1 604	75	11	64	46.6	6.9	39.7	7.07	50.5	64.16
1984	1 674	78	11	67	46.4	6.5	39.9	7.01	47.9	64.80
1985	1 731	81	11	70	46.1	6.2	39.9	6.95	45.6	65.36
1986	1 775	82	11	71	46.0	6.0	40.0	6.91	43.6	65.86
1987	1 863	84	11	74	46.0	5.7	40.2	6.88	41.3	66.42
1988	1 963	90	11	79	45.9	5.5	40.4	6.85	39.2	66.84
1989	2 041	94	11	83	45.9	5.3	40.6	6.81	37.4	67.28
1990	2 125	98	11	87	46.0	5.1	40.9	6.78	35.8	67.93
1991	2 214	102	11	91	45.9	4.9	40.9	6.72	34.7	68.31
1992	2 310	105	11	94	45.6	4.8	40.8	6.63	33.3	68.59
1993	2 411	108	11	97	44.8	4.7	40.1	6.50	32.1	68.85
1994	2 515	110	11	99	43.8	4.4	39.4	6.34	30.7	69.41
1995	2 623	112	11	101	42.8	4.3	38.5	6.18	29.6	69.66
1996	2 734	114	11	102	41.6	4.1	37.5	6.00	28.6	70.06
1997	2 847	115	11	104	40.5	4.0	36.5	5.82	27.6	70.40
1998	2 951	118	12	106	39.8	3.9	35.9	5.70	26.8	70.63
1999	3 044	120	12	108	39.2	3.8	35.3	5.58	26.0	70.86
2000	3 140	121	13	108	38.4	4.0	34.5	5.44	25.3	70.39
2001	3 230	122	13	109	37.7	4.1	33.6	5.32	24.6	69.89
2002	3 309	123	13	111	37.1	3.8	33.2	5.19	24.1	70.97
2003	3 384	123	13	110	36.1	3.8	32.3	5.02	23.2	71.05
2004	3 460	124	13	111	35.7	3.8	31.9	4.94	22.4	71.18
2005	3 541	125	13	112	35.2	3.6	31.6	4.84	21.7	72.07
2006	3 628	125	13	112	34.5	3.6	30.8	4.72	21.0	71.92
2007	3 718	125	13	112	33.6	3.6	30.0	4.61	20.3	72.15
2008	3 809	128	14	114	33.5	3.6	29.9	4.50	19.9	72.41
2009	3 899	131	14	117	33.4	3.6	29.9	4.41	19.3	72.61
2010	3 992	135	14	121	33.7	3.5	30.2	4.38	18.6	73.00
2011	4 088	137	14	123	33.4	3.5	29.9	4.27	18.1	73.24
2012	4 184	138	14	124	32.9	3.4	29.5	4.16	17.6	73.47
2013	4 282	140	14	125	32.5	3.3	29.2	4.08	17.2	74.03
2014	4 380	143	17	126	32.5	3.8	28.6	4.04	17.6	72.62
2015	4 485	147	15	132	32.7	3.3	29.4	4.05	16.4	74.41
2016	4 594	147	15	132	31.9	3.3	28.6	3.94	15.9	74.55
2017	4 701	146	15	131	31.0	3.3	27.7	3.81	15.4	74.83
2018	4 806	145	16	129	30.1	3.3	26.8	3.71	15.0	74.79
2019	4 910	145	16	129	29.5	3.2	26.2	3.64	14.6	75.24
2020	5 019	145	18	127	28.8	3.5	25.3	3.57	14.1	74.40
2021	5 133	145	20	126	28.2	3.8	24.4	3.50	13.8	73.47

Births and deaths

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)	Total fertility rate
2007		122,593	10,782	111,811
2008		126,323	11,337	114,986				4.4
2009		129,648	11,907	117,741
2010	4,048,403	138,809	10,810	127,999	34.3	2.7	31.6
2011	4,168,801	133,326	11,397	121,929	32.0	2.7	29.2	4.1
2012	4,293,313	131,632	11,782	119,850	30.7	2.7	27.9
2013	4,420,549	127,454	11,188	116,266	28.8	2.5	26.3
2014	4,550,368	128,073	13,390	114,683	28.1	2.9	25.2
2015	4,530,416	132,995	11,908	121,087	29.4	2.6	26.7
2016	4,632,025	138,238	12,202	126,036	29.8	2.6	27.2
2017	4,733,357	140,441	11,778	128,663	29.7	2.5	27.2	3.8
2018	4,854,013	143,334	12,452	130,882	29.5	2.6	27.0
2019	4,976,684	139,246	12,847	126,399	28.0	2.6	25.4
2020	5,101,152	132,291	14,106	118,185	25.9	2.8	23.2
2021	5,227,193	141,092	16,755	124,337	27.0	3.2	23.8
2022	5,354,656	141,457	14,450	127,007	26.4	2.7	23.7

Population pyramids

Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.XII.2007) (Data have not been adjusted for underenumeration. Excluding data from the parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.):

Census (01/12/2007) :

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	1 747 284	1 696 544	3 443 828	100
0–4	266 052	253 883	519 935	15.10
5–9	239 156	227 724	466 880	13.56
10–14	238 306	227 967	466 273	13.54
15–19	211 464	202 975	414 439	12.03
20–24	158 374	151 561	309 935	9.00
25–29	128 068	124 159	252 227	7.32
30–34	108 945	106 343	215 288	6.25
35–39	90 155	86 905	177 060	5.14
40–44	81 186	75 328	156 514	4.54
45–49	60 832	56 748	117 580	3.41
50–54	41 606	41 695	83 301	2.42
55–59	32 011	30 999	63 010	1.83
60–64	22 060	25 769	47 829	1.39
65–69	13 853	19 844	33 697	0.98
70–74	12 689	16 627	29 316	0.85
75–79	8 599	12 536	21 135	0.61
80–84	4 861	6 888	11 749	0.34
85–89	2 318	3 026	5 344	0.16
90–94	871	1 133	2 004	0.06
95+	464	597	1 061	0.03
unknown	25 414	23 837	49 251	0.14

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	743 514	709 574	1 453 088	42.19
15–64	934 701	902 482	1 837 183	53.35
65+	43 655	60 651	104 306	3.03

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2013):

Age group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	2 245 400	2 175 149	4 420 549	100
0–4	333 246	319 213	652 459	14.76
5–9	295 678	283 886	579 564	13.11
10–14	275 428	263 679	539 107	12.20
15–19	262 267	251 710	513 977	11.63
20–24	230 888	221 790	452 678	10.24
25–29	182 448	174 730	357 178	8.08
30–34	144 721	138 652	283 373	6.41
35–39	122 846	119 333	242 179	5.48
40–44	103 233	100 276	203 509	4.60
45–49	87 969	82 580	170 549	3.86
50–54	70 535	65 239	135 774	3.07
55–59	48 912	46 910	95 822	2.17
60–64	32 353	33 581	65 934	1.49
65–69	21 985	26 414	48 399	1.09
70–74	14 201	19 831	34 032	0.77
75–79	9 344	13 728	23 072	0.52
80+	9 346	13 597	22 943	0.52

Age group	Male	Female	Total	Percent
0–14	904 352	866 778	1 771 130	40.07
15–64	1 286 172	1 234 801	2 520 973	57.03
65+	54 876	73 570	128 446	2.91

Source:

Palestinian Central Bureau

Gaza

	fertility rate	birth rate	death rate	natural change
1997		45.4	4.7	40.7
2000		44.5	4.3	40.2
2005		42.2	3.9	39.3
2009		36.9	4.1	32.8
2010	4.9	37.1	4.0	33.1
2011		37.2	3.9	34.3
2013		37.1	3.7	34.4

West Bank

	fertility rate	birth rate	death rate	natural change
1997		41.2	5.1	36.1
2000		38.8	4.6	34.2
2005		34.5	4.1	30.4
2009		30.1	4.4	25.7
2010	3.8	30.1	4.2	25.9
2011		30.1	4.1	26.0
2013		29.7	4.0	25.7

Source:

Life expectancy

Average life expectancy at age 0 of the total population.

Period	Life expectancy in Years	Period	Life expectancy in Years
1950–1955	46.6	1985–1990	67.1
1955–1960	48.2	1990–1995	68.9
1960–1965	50.8	1995–2000	70.3
1965–1970	54.1	2000–2005	71.2
1970–1975	57.5	2005–2010	72.0
1975–1980	61.0	2010–2015	72.9
1980–1985	64.4

Demographics of the Gaza Strip

The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Current: 2,098,389 (2023 est.)

In 2023 approximately 2.1 million Palestinians lived in the Gaza Strip, around 1.6 million of them UN-registered refugees.

The Strip's population has continued to increase since that time, one of the main reasons being a total fertility rate of 3.38 children per woman (2023 est). In a ranking by total fertility rate, this places Gaza 42nd of 224 regions.

Age structure

0–14 years: 44.1% (male 415,746/female 394,195)
15–24 years: 21.3% (male 197,797/female 194,112)
25–54 years: 28.5% (male 256,103/female 267,285)
55–64 years: 3.5% (male 33,413/female 30,592)
65 years and over: 2.6% (male 24,863/female 22,607) (2018 est.)

Population growth rate

2.25% (2018 est.)

Birth rate

30.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mortality rate

3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Net migration rate

−5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15–24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25–54 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
55–64 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
Total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total population: 16/1,000 live births
Male: 17.1/1,000 live births
Female: 14.9/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 74.4 years
Male: 72.7 years
Female: 76.2 years (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.97 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Palestinians
Demonym: Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Palestinian/Arab 98.7%

Religions

Sunni Muslim 98–99%, Arab Christians 0.2% (2,000 to 3,000 est.), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.).

Languages

Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), Hebrew (spoken by many older Gaza Palestinians), English (widely understood)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 98.6%
Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)

Demographics of the West Bank

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The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

Total 2,939,418 (July 2018 est.); 71.72% of the population is Arab (predominantly Sunni), 28.28% is Jewish (cf. Israel: Jewish 74%, Arab 21%, other 5%; and Gaza: Arab 99%)

• Palestinian Arab 2,155,743 (July 2017 est.), 71.72%
• Israeli Jew 850,481 (2016, 2020 est.), 28.28%
  • Approximately 475,481 Israeli Jews thereof live in the West Bank (2020)
  • Approximately 375,000 Israeli Jews thereof live in East Jerusalem (2016)
• Around 380 Samaritans

Age structure

0–14 years: 36.1% (male 518,376/female 491,676)

15–24 years: 21.8% (male 302,474/female 289,852)

25–54 years: 34.5% (male 489,559/female 475,402)

55–64 years: 4.7% (male 68,317/female 64,233)

65 years and over: 3.5% (male 44,662/female 53,943) (2018 est.)

Population growth rate

1.81% (2018 est.)

Birth rate

26 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Mortality rate

3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Net migration rate

−4.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0–14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15–24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25–54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55–64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female

Total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 13.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 75.4 years
Male: 73.4 years
Female: 77.6 years (2018 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.2 children born/woman (2018 est.)

• Jewish population: 5.07 children born/woman (West Bank alone)

Nationality

Noun: Arabs: Palestinian

Ethnic groups

Palestinian Arab: 83%
Israeli Jewish and other: 17%

Religions

Muslim 80%–85% (predominantly Sunni)
Jewish 12%–14%
Christian 1.0%–2.5%, (mainly Greek Orthodox)
Other religious minorities include Palestinian Metawalis, Palestinian Druze, and Palestinian Baha'is.

Languages

Arabic (Palestinian Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic), English (compulsory in schools, widely spoken by Palestinians), and Hebrew (spoken by Israeli Jews in the West Bank, and spoken by many Palestinians) are commonly known.

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 96.9%
Male: 98.6%
Female: 95.2% (2016 est.)

See also

• Demographic history of Palestine (region)
• Demographics of Israel
• Demographics of the Middle East
• Economy of the State of Palestine
• Genetic history of the Middle East
• Palestinian National Authority (PNA)
• Politics of the Palestinian National Authority
• Population statistics for Israeli settlements in the West Bank

Notes

1. Samaritans in the West Bank have Palestinian citizenship. (Sabella 2011, p. 75, n.4).

References

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External links

• The World Factbook
• Forbes, Andrew, and Henley, David, People of Palestine (Chiang Mai: Cognoscenti Books, 2012), ASIN: B0094TU8VY
• "Demography of the Palestinian population with special emphasis on the occupied territories", 1995 paper by Arjun L. Adlakha, Kevin G. Kinsella and Marwan Khawaja. Available at Population Bulletin of ESCWA's website.

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